Chapter 19 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SMUGGLERS' LANE. "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry. "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett. "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid. I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
Chapter 19 of The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading “"Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.”
on a floor below
From this reading “"Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “"Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “"Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “SMUGGLERS' LANE.”
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading “SMUGGLERS' LANE.”
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading “"Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
for the reason that
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
past form of “bruise” — injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
on a floor below
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
a narrow way or road
From this reading SMUGGLERS' LANE.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
not any; not one
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
express in words
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
plural of “smuggler” — someone who imports or exports without paying duties
From this reading SMUGGLERS' LANE.
past form of “snort” — indicate contempt by breathing noisily and forcefully through the nose
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
carry out
From this reading "Say, do you fellows take me for a confounded child?" snorted Mr. Everett.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I'll go downstairs by the help of myself and no one else."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Just because I get bruised up a little is no sign that I'm a helpless invalid.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall we give you a lift downstairs, Mr. Everett?" asked Garry.
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